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by HDev is living On tHE EdgE on June 23rd, 2006

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What does raising one's middle finger mean?

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  • by GabesDad on July 14th, 2006

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    Origins are quite old indeed. During the middle ages, in conflict the English army (opposing the French, I believe) were far superior with the long bow. Bows at the time were made from the wood of the Yew tree. Upon seeing the devistation, officers of the French forces ordered any archers caught to have their index and middle fingers removed, hence making plucking the strings of the bows impossible.
    The British, in defiance (or possibly to add insult to injury) would proudly display their intact digits during battle proving to their foes that they could still, indeed,
    "Pluck the Yew"

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